Associate Scientist
Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Katrina Edwards, Oceanus Magazine, WHOI
This article published in Oceanus, a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution publication, highlights the ability of certain bacteria to live off a solid-rock substrate. This publication also contains information on the sea-floor microcosms used to sequester deep sea microbes of interest.
Subject: Biology, Biogeochemistry, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Geophysics in other disciplines, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Geochemistry:Oxidation/Reduction Reactions, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological, Marine Geology and Geophysics Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional Extreme Environments: High Pressure Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Biogeoscience, Ecology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, OceanographyKeywords: barophiles, mineralization, geomicrobiology, iron-oxidizing microbes
